Xaivian Lee secures the first triple-double in program history to help Princton beat Saint Joseph's

AP
Dec 03, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) Princeton guard Xaivian Lee had 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double in program history and the Tigers beat Saint Joseph's (Pa.) 77-69 on Tuesday night.

Lee secured the triple-double with 1:16 left when he drew two defenders in the lane before finding Caden Pierce for a layup and a 73-67 lead.

Philip Byriel also scored 18 points, going 6 of 9 (6 for 8 from 3-point range), for the Tigers (7-3). Pierce went 7 of 13 from the field to finish with 15 points.

Rasheer Fleming led the way for the Hawks (5-3) with 25 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Derek Simpson added 13 points and six assists and Xzayvier Brown finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Princeton led Saint Joseph's at the half, 41-36, with Byriel scoring nine points. Byriel's 3-pointer with 5:37 left in the second half gave Princeton the lead for good at 61-58.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
PRIN
Tigers
41
JOES
Hawks
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hawks gains possession)
19:48		Xaivian Lee personal foul
19:43	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot (Justice Ajogbor assists)	0-3
19:14	+3	Philip Byriel makes three point jump shot (Malik Abdullahi assists)	3-3
19:03		Erik Reynolds II misses two point jump shot
19:01		Caden Pierce defensive rebound
18:56	+2	Malik Abdullahi makes two point layup (Xaivian Lee assists)	5-3
18:33		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
18:31		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
18:17		Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot
18:15		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
18:10	+2	Justice Ajogbor makes two point dunk (Xzayvier Brown assists)	5-5
17:55		Rasheer Fleming blocks Caden Pierce's two point hook shot
17:47		Erik Reynolds II shooting foul (Blake Peters draws the foul)
17:47		Blake Peters misses regular free throw 1 of 3
17:47	+1	Blake Peters makes regular free throw 2 of 3	6-5
17:47	+1	Blake Peters makes regular free throw 3 of 3	7-5
17:28		Justice Ajogbor misses two point hook shot
17:26		Tigers defensive rebound
17:07	+3	Philip Byriel makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)	10-5
16:55	+3	Xzayvier Brown makes three point jump shot	10-8
16:32	+3	Caden Pierce makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)	13-8
16:12		Philip Byriel shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul)
16:12	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-9
16:12	+1	Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-10
15:59	+2	Xaivian Lee makes two point layup (Caden Pierce assists)	15-10
15:48		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
15:46		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
15:39		Xaivian Lee misses three point jump shot
15:37		Caden Pierce offensive rebound
15:37		TV timeout
15:19		Caden Pierce misses three point jump shot
15:17		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
15:13		Xzayvier Brown turnover (Xaivian Lee steals)
15:08		Dalen Davis turnover
14:54	+2	Erik Reynolds II makes two point layup	15-12
14:43		Malik Abdullahi misses two point layup
14:41		Xaivian Lee offensive rebound
14:36		Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot
14:34		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
14:26		Malik Abdullahi personal foul
14:22		Rasheer Fleming turnover
14:07		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
14:05		Xaivian Lee offensive rebound
13:59	+2	Xaivian Lee makes two point layup	17-12
13:52	+2	Anthony Finkley makes two point layup	17-14
13:35	+2	Malik Abdullahi makes two point dunk (Xaivian Lee assists)	19-14
13:07		Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
13:05		Malik Abdullahi defensive rebound
12:56		Dalen Davis misses two point jump shot
12:54		Tigers offensive rebound
12:54		Erik Reynolds II personal foul
12:51	+3	Peyton Seals makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)	22-14
12:51		Hawks 30 second timeout
12:35	+3	Derek Simpson makes three point jump shot	22-17
12:05	+3	Blake Peters makes three point jump shot (Xaivian Lee assists)	25-17
11:49	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	25-20
11:18		TV timeout
11:03	+2	Dalen Davis makes two point jump shot	27-20
10:53		Derek Simpson turnover (Dalen Davis steals)
10:47		Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot
10:45		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Xzayvier Brown makes two point layup	27-22
10:12		Dalen Davis misses three point jump shot
10:10		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
10:00		Dasear Haskins misses two point jump shot
9:58		Blake Peters defensive rebound
9:50	+3	Philip Byriel makes three point jump shot (Blake Peters assists)	30-22
9:25		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
9:23		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
9:16		Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot
9:14		Caden Pierce defensive rebound
9:02		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
9:00		Justice Ajogbor defensive rebound
8:52		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
8:50		Blake Peters defensive rebound
8:32	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point layup	32-22
8:00		Xzayvier Brown misses two point jump shot
7:58		Dasear Haskins offensive rebound
7:58		Malik Abdullahi personal foul
7:58		TV timeout
7:46		Erik Reynolds II misses three point jump shot
7:44		Derek Simpson offensive rebound
7:44		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
7:43		Tigers defensive rebound
7:25		Philip Byriel misses three point jump shot
7:23		Philip Byriel offensive rebound
7:16		Philip Byriel misses two point jump shot
7:14		Anthony Finkley defensive rebound
7:05		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
7:03		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
6:52		Caden Pierce misses two point jump shot
6:50		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
6:37		Xzayvier Brown misses two point layup
6:35		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point dunk (Xaivian Lee assists)	34-22
6:14		Dalen Davis personal foul
6:03	+2	Derek Simpson makes two point layup	34-24
5:45		Xaivian Lee misses two point jump shot
5:43		Dasear Haskins defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup	34-26
5:02		Caden Pierce turnover (back court violation)
4:51		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
4:49		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
4:40		Derek Simpson personal foul
4:29		Malik Abdullahi misses two point jump shot
4:27		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
4:14		Shawn Simmons II misses two point jump shot
4:12		Philip Byriel defensive rebound
3:56		Philip Byriel turnover (Dasear Haskins steals)
3:56		Derek Simpson misses three point jump shot
3:54		Xaivian Lee defensive rebound
3:48		Shawn Simmons II blocks Xaivian Lee's two point layup
3:46		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
3:43		Philip Byriel personal foul (Xzayvier Brown draws the foul)
3:43		TV timeout
3:43	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-27
3:43	+1	Xzayvier Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-28
3:11	+3	Blake Peters makes three point jump shot	37-28
3:02		Rasheer Fleming turnover (Xaivian Lee steals)
2:38		CJ Happy misses three point jump shot
2:36		Xzayvier Brown defensive rebound
2:28	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Anthony Finkley assists)	37-31
2:20		Tigers 30 second timeout
2:09	+2	Caden Pierce makes two point layup	39-31
1:49		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
1:47		Caden Pierce defensive rebound
1:30		Xaivian Lee turnover (Derek Simpson steals)
1:21	+2	Dasear Haskins makes two point layup	39-33
1:04		Xzayvier Brown shooting foul (Xaivian Lee draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Xaivian Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-33
1:04	+1	Xaivian Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-33
0:49	+3	Rasheer Fleming makes three point jump shot (Derek Simpson assists)	41-36
0:21		Blake Peters misses three point jump shot
0:19		Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound
0:01		Xzayvier Brown misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Xaivian Lee secures the first triple-double in program history to help Princton beat Saint Joseph's

1st Half PRINTigers41JOESHawks36

1st Half
PRIN
Tigers
41
JOES
Hawks
36